As we enter this section, let us not forget what we
have learned so far. Let us realize that we must continue to know and grow.
Remember that these words are active and not passive. We must apply all of
these attributes to our lives. We must continually strive to know, grow, and
understand to remain in God's kingdom.

The first part of this section will deal with the
Christians aspect of light. To understand light, we must understand what
darkness is and what it represents.

Darkness in the Bible is used several ways. It is used
of ignorance or the lack of knowledge. It is used of sin and the blackness that
is reserved for it. It is used to represent evil or as someone will say
"the dark side" of man. It also represents death, the final chapter
of life.

Light on the other hand represents several things. It
represents knowledge and understanding. It represents the truth. It is
enlightenment or the making known of something. It also stands for the
truth.

Read all of these verses in their context. See how
light is used and what purpose it fills.

Matthew 5:14-16 (NKJV) "You are the light of the
world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. {15} "Nor do they
light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light
to all who are in the house. {16} "Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Psalms 112:4 (NKJV) Unto the upright there arises light
in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Psalms 119:105 (NKJV) Your word is a lamp to my feet And
a light to my path.

Psalms 119:130 (NKJV) The entrance of Your words gives
light; It gives understanding to the simple.

Isaiah 8:20 (NKJV) To the law and to the testimony! If
they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in
them.

Isaiah 49:6 (NKJV) Indeed He says, 'It is too small a
thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to
restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the
Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.' "

Jeremiah 31:35 (NKJV) Thus says the LORD, Who gives the
sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by
night, Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The LORD of hosts is His
name):

Micah 7:9 (NKJV) I will bear the indignation of the LORD,
Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case And executes justice
for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness.

Matthew 4:16 (NKJV) The people who sat in darkness have
seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned."

Mark 4:22 (NKJV) "For there is nothing hidden which
will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come
to light.

Luke 1:79 (NKJV) To give light to those who sit in
darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of
peace."

John 1:4 (NKJV) In Him was life, and the life was the
light of men.

John 3:19 (NKJV) "And this is the condemnation, that
the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil.

John 3:20 (NKJV) "For everyone practicing evil hates
the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

John 3:21 (NKJV) "But he who does the truth comes to
the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in
God."

John 1:6 (NKJV) There was a man sent from God, whose name
was John.

John 1:7 (NKJV) This man came for a witness, to bear
witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.

John 1:8 (NKJV) He was not that Light, but was sent to
bear witness of that Light.

John 1:9 (NKJV) That was the true Light which gives light
to every man coming into the world.

John 8:12 (NKJV) Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying,
"I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of life."

John 9:5 (NKJV) "As long as I am in the world, I am
the light of the world."

John 12:35 (NKJV) Then Jesus said to them, "A little
while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest
darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is
going.

John 12:36 (NKJV) "While you have the light, believe
in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus
spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.

John 12:46 (NKJV) "I have come as a light into the
world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.

Acts 13:47 (NKJV) "For so the Lord has commanded us:
'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to
the ends of the earth.' "

Acts 26:18 (NKJV) 'to open their eyes, in order to turn
them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may
receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified
by faith in Me.'

Acts 26:22 (NKJV) "Therefore, having obtained help
from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no
other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come;

Acts 26:23 (NKJV) "that the Christ would suffer,
that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to
the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

Romans 2:19 (NKJV) and are confident that you yourself
are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

1 Corinthians 4:5 (NKJV) Therefore judge nothing before
the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things
of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will
come from God.

2 Corinthians 4:6 (NKJV) For it is the God who commanded
light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light
of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:8 (NKJV) For you were once darkness, but now
you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

2 Timothy 1:10 (NKJV) but has now been revealed by the
appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life
and immortality to light through the gospel,

1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) But you are a chosen generation, a
royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim
the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

1 John 1:7 (NKJV) But if we walk in the light as He is in
the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ
His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Revelation 21:23 (NKJV) The city had no need of the sun
or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is
its light.

Revelation 21:24 (NKJV) And the nations of those who are
saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and
honor into it.

As you can see from the previous verses, Jesus is the
true light. Christians are the lights of the world. We see that light gives
guidance. As the sailor will move by the stars, the world can be guided to God
by the lights of God. The moon has no light of its own, but at night it is the
brightest object in the sky. Why? Because it is a reflection of a true light.
We as Christians must be like the moon and reflect the true light of Jesus to
the darkness of the world we live in. Can you imagine driving a car at night
without headlights or streetlights? Can you imagine television without light?
Can you imagine any activities at night without light? Could you read this
without light? We see that light is very important in the physical world. It
not only guides us; it shows us the way. That is what Christians are to do for
the world. To guide them to God and show them the way to God. Christians are to
let their light shine. Remember, every Christian is a light, and every
Christian is responsible as to how brightly that light shines, leads, and
guides those around themselves.